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The Biltmore

Date
1918-01-06
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Russian caviar$1.90
Celery$0.40
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
Spanish olives$0.30
California olives$0.30
Melon, Supreme$0.85
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Chow-chow$0.20
Carciofini$0.55
Poached eggs, Commodore$0.55
Stuffed eggs, Laperrugue$0.45
Fried smelts, tartar sauce$0.70
Supreme of salmon, Grand Duc$0.75
Clam Fritters$0.65
Broiled bluefish and tomato$0.75
Brook trout saute, Cecilia$0.90
Crab Meat, Mornay$0.80
Boiled codfish, parsley butter$0.70
Duckling croquette with peas$0.75
Steak minute, spaghetti au gratin$1.25
Baked chicken hash with mushrooms$1.00
Breaded veal cutlet, Viennese style$0.75
Calf's head, vinaigrette$0.70
Country sausage with fried apples$0.65
Vegetable grill$0.60
Cepes saute, Bordelaise$0.60
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Roast chicken$3.25
Squab Chicken$1.65
Squab guinea chicken$1.65
Squab$1.65
Filet Mignon$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.00
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.40
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.40
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Pate of goose-liver$1.65
Truffled boned capon$0.95
Assorted meat$1.15
Virginia Ham$0.75
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.90
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.65
Assorted sandwiches$0.10
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.10
Mashed spinach$0.60
New peas$0.70
Artichoke$0.79
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
Bermuda potatoes$0.35
Apple and tapioca pudding$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Menestra Italian soup$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.45
Guinea chicken$3.25
Gumbo$0.50
Beef consomme$0.45
Chicken consomme$0.45
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Julienne Soup$0.45
Little Neck clams$0.40
Robbin Islands oysters$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Lima beans$0.70
Cherrystone Clams$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Cotuit oysters$0.45
Egg plant$0.45
Cauliflower$0.60
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.45
Squash$0.45
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
String Beans$0.60
Braised celery$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Cream Portugaise$0.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Baked Potatoes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.40
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Potatoes O'Brien$0.35
Julia Arthur salad$0.60
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Hashed browned potatoes$0.30
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Julienne Soup$0.45
Mongole soup$0.45
Madrilene soup$0.45
French fried potatoes$0.30
Boiled Kennebec salmon, sauce Hollandaise$0.25
Potatoes Souffle$0.40
Potatoes Lorette$0.35
Palm Beach salad$0.70
Biltmore salad$0.70
Cucumber salad$0.45
Endive Salad$0.70
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Tomato Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear Salad$0.85
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.50
Fruit salad$0.60
Suzette salad$0.70
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.50
Demi-deuil salad$0.70
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.30
Pumpkin Pie$0.30
Baba Chantilly$0.35
Pear$0.30
Mince Pie$0.30
Apple Pie$0.35
Seatag oysters$0.55
Custard Pie$0.35
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Cup Custard$0.35
Phila. ice cream$0.45
Marrons glaces$0.50
Peach Melba$0.70
Meringue glacee$0.50
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
Coffee parfait$0.45
Chocolate Parfait$0.45
Pistache ice cream$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Tutti-fruitti$0.50
Neapolitan ice cream$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.35
Raspberry Ice$0.35
Pineapple Ice$0.35
Orange ice$0.35
Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Brie$0.35
Manhattan cream cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.35
McLarens cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
English Cheddar cheese$0.35
Stilton Cheese$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Apple$0.25
Orange$0.25
Casaba Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.40
Coffee Special$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.20
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Apollinaris mineral water$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis mineral water$0.35 – $0.70

Source: NYPL Digital Collections